| Hillbrush | |
| Logo Alt: | Hillbrush's logo (as of 2016) |
| Hq Location City: | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Hq Location Country: | U.K. |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
Hillbrush, also known as The Hill Brush Company, is a British manufacturing, cleaning product, and hygiene company. Originally founded in 1922 by Fred and Bill Coward as a family business, Hillbrush focuses on brush development, with other products including squeegees, shovels, buckets, and paddles.[1] Hillbrush is the largest UK-based manufacturer of brushware and hygienic cleaning tools.
Hillbrush was founded in 1922 by Fred and Bill Coward in Mere, Wiltshire, England.[2] The Coward brothers produced wooden-backed brushes, later bringing their respective sons into the business and expanding their services to include plastic-backed brushes for the food and beverage industries. Hillbrush was one of the first companies to create a brush fibre-dressing department, established in 1926. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II visited Hillbrush's property and the company was granted a Royal Warrant to Her Majesty The Queen in 1981.[3]
In 2001, Hillbrush purchased Champion Brush Inc., based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. In 2016, Hillbrush moved to a new facility at Norwood Park, on the outskirts of Mere, Wiltshire, and rebranded its logo.[4] A museum, Visit Hillbrush, opened in 2017 to commemorate the history of brush-making and the company's history.[5] Hillbrush celebrated its 100th birthday in 2022,[6] and its products were among those used in the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.